Issues Archives - The AutoEthnographer

·March 15, 2024·23 min read

Christine Sleeter writes about Dr. Patricia Leavy's new genre, Sleeter's own books and her reflections on the social fiction series.

A Quest for Social Justice: Notes on an Encounter

Guillermo Rebollo Gil·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Autoethnographic Writing Volume 1, Issue 1 (2021)

·November 6, 2022·18 min read

“A Quest for Social Justice: Notes on an Encounter” continues my accounting of having been falsely accused of sexual assault online.

Heavy Machinery: How to Write the Rust Belt

Jodie Childers·

All Content Autoethnographic Poetry Volume 4, Issue 4 (2024)

·October 13, 2024·6 min read

Hard Water: An Autoethnography of American Rust is concerned with the spatial formations of capitalism and the psychology of class hegemony.

Writing Magic: Hot Pink Truth Serum of My Trauma

Iris Gildea·

All Content Autoethnographic Essays Volume 4, Issue 3 (2024)

·August 16, 2024·7 min read

This piece, Hot Pink Truth Serum of My Trauma, is an autoethnography that speaks to the cultures and communities of survivors of childhood sexual abuse and violence.

The Road To Hell: Monstrous Ethnographies and Research Extraction

Aisling Walsh·

All Content Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 4, Issue 3 (2024)

·August 11, 2024·8 min read

This piece is a creative reflection which emerged out of the auto-ethnographic reflections from my PhD around research extraction.

When Whistles Melt into Beeps: Four Poems for AutoEthnographer

Jhilam Chattaraj·

All Content Autoethnographic Poetry Volume 4, Issue 2 (2024)

·May 16, 2024·6 min read

When Whistles Melt into Beeps: Four Poems for AutoEthnographer Author’s Memo I approach poetry as a vessel to preserve the...

My Career Part Two: A Philosophy of Love

Patricia Leavy·

All Content Autoethnographic Essays Celebrating Dr. Patricia Leavy's Social Fiction 2024 Special Issues

·May 18, 2024·30 min read

In Part One, I situated my work within the context of the work of writers. Now, I’m situating my work within the context of women writers.

Photo of three women dancing by Shanita Mitchell for The AutoEthnographer

The AutoEthnographer’s Shanita Mitchell Wins 2022 IAANI Award

Marlen Harrison·

All Content News, Interviews & Reviews Volume 1, Issue 2 (2021)

·November 16, 2021·1 min read

"Congratulations to Shanita Mitchell, Editorial Board member of The AutoEthnographer and multimedia artist, for her recognition by the International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry (IAANI)."

Photo collage of woman with bound hands in starscape by Image by Karen Nadine for Pixabay

From the Bodily Autonomy Special Issue: This Machine Kills Babies

Acadia Currah·

All Content Autoethnographic Essays Bodily Autonomy Special Issue, 2022-23 Special Issues

·October 8, 2022·13 min read

"This essay on bodily autonomy specifically discusses abortion access and rights in the United States and Canada, and the politics that often follow."